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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jaeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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161 lbs
24 - 7 - 1 |
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Jaeson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Graves misses.
Jaeson swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Jaeson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Graves as he connects with a hook.
Jaeson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves gets the takedown into side control.
Graves trying to control the position but Jaeson is working away.
Graves looking to control but instead Jaeson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Graves content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graves stalling away here and it's allowed Jaeson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravesis looking to pass into half guard but Jaeson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jaeson is in guard.
Jaeson throws a strike but Graves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jaeson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jaeson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jaeson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves working some strikes from top position.
Graves is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaeson has wrist control.
Graves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Graves has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jaeson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jaeson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jaeson!
Jaeson with the ground and pound but Graves regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jaeson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaeson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graves keeps working.
Graves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jaeson.
Jaeson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Graves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Graves tests Jaeson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaeson throws out the jab.
Graves motions for Jaeson to come forward. Graves throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaeson lands a jab to Graves's midsection.
Graves changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jaeson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jaeson tries to improve position but can't.
Graves is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jaeson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Graves wants to control but Jaeson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jaeson gets back to half guard.
Jaeson is controlling Graves's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is keen to just control but Jaeson is a slippery customer.
Graves looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jaeson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Graves looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jaeson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Graves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaeson keeps working.
Jaeson trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson is holding on to half guard well.
Jaeson wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jaeson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaeson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaeson.
Jaeson tries to clinch but Graves moves away
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson slips a straight right by Graves.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Graves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaeson misses with a looping left.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graves misses with a two punch combination.
Jaeson is looking to clinch.
Jaeson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Graves dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jaeson just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jaeson eats them both and turns towards Graves to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Jaeson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaeson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jaeson checks it well.
Jaeson dodges the punch combination from Graves.
Gustav Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jaeson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graves throws the left hand but Jaeson avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Jaeson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jaeson moves away from the strike by Graves.
Jaeson thuds a left hand into Graves's body.
Jaeson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Graves misses.
Jaeson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Graves rather than just go for the knockout.
Jaeson blocks a head kick by Graves.
Graves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustav Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaeson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaeson digs a good hook to Graves's body.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Jaeson shoots for a takedown but Graves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaeson tries to clinch up.
Jaeson misses with a right hand
and Graves counters with a head kick. That will keep Jaeson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jaeson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustav Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jaeson.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaeson manages to avoid it.
Graves throws a body punch but Jaeson moves out of range.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jaeson moves away from the strike by Graves.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Jaeson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jaeson loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaeson misses the target.
Graves cracks Jaeson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jaeson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Jaeson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaeson lands a right hook to the body.
Justin Jaeson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Graves!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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